Telegram-herald., 1887-09-26

His Explanation of Nautical Terms
Weighing the Anchor. Etc.
OK BOARD THE IoT RAMBLKR,
Orr PErosKEY. September %.


OK BOARD THE YoT RAMBLER,
Or PErosKEY, September %
We did not sail last evening as we in
tended, on account of the wind being west
by north by east half south by a quarter
west and strong counter swell brewing
agsins. the line kiln below the Arlington.
find that this style Of wind blows good
deal about Petoskey. as Skinner remarked
when he dealt himself three aces aud pair
OF queens the other day.
The Captain has invited our friends, Tut
tie, Skinner and Block, 10 accompany Us on
our voyage, and the boys have been busy
ever since laying IN supplies and getting
their lives insured. The following list OF
articles necessary for a yot voyage was
furnished us by Captain Holmes. and you
would DO vel to paste the list in your hat
for fatare reference IN case you should
make 3 similar expedition:
i1lbs corned beef IN Gases.
IS lbs -four.
busnel Early Rose potatoes.
d0zen botties Old Crow, t0I snake bites.
gallon preserved rye for fish bsiL
Z, pounds dried apples.
PACKS round corlersd visiting cards
deuliohn OF paFag0ric.
E4gs. Coffee, Stisa-. &C. o. ;.
Skinner though ws had too much -four
in proportion 20 ihe other things, bot the
rest thought not We are al on board, and
as tssw ind Is right We ars about 10 depart.
Cart Holmes was just below aud saws be is
about 20 weigh ths anchor, so l must 20 mp
snc see bow much it weighs, for I bave
mae.e bes with Tuttle about the weight Of
We didn't weigh the anchor after all. as,
conse to find out, ne had no scales on boar d.
! s8Id. Cap, that is pretty hoE -de-do, 10
scales on board. What Il we catch a lot of
sshl how can We weigh them "Why.
in their own scales. 70 be sure.
That's So I never thought Of that. say,
What are you dong nov2 Going to sail
over 70 Hsrbor Spriags2"
NO. We are taCxing 20 lee
If I wcrs IN your place. Cap. I would
nsil the lee down, a. tacks may give way
during bard wind.
''Oh. ron ars too fresh. SOL
Wei. bat is some thing you can't
say OF hat ar Of butter y0u bought yestsr-
dsy.'
@Now boys" said the Captain. ss he
stepped sirily % she top Of the twenty Five
ce1s deck. I viii appoint the following Of
icsrx ". A. TGfsle. nrsf mate, J. v. SKIN
ner. second mate Al Block, Bosom and
chief cook. Soiman Saooks viii keep the
log ard act ss chief scientist and instrument
al observer Of tne exDsditioD.f
II don't see a1y log 70 kesp. said |.
Here IS The lcz. said be, bringing me
an account boos. Ghss : iast whers sailors
get the bulge on as la1iSme1. Everything
Is sotaethiDz different from what Il IS called.
A log = aot a log. 5ut aook. A css-aead
Is not feline ocupat, bat peg on waich
the snchor "a hung. The bascawsy = not q
plscs for spring chicken raising. a. lands
nen very naturally suppose. A bo. = not
a limb Of tree and the eross-trees are no
trees a. a. a. sn land The shrouds are not
nssd 20 cover the dead. bat are what I call
ladders. Tbsn fhey persist "A calling tie
OF side the ''sfabbsrd sad the nigh side
the port. sllhouzh there = nothing about
if thar resembles toat kind of vine An
other h1nny thing a50ut 4 ship Il. that she
/ don's weAf her stays about her waist.
baf Der ~boo-stsysT are On Der head Her
'cezna-ends7 are 90 her siiss. Then, there
= ner Jolly Boat which I supposed Vas q
s-rTihls ioksr. taFns cat TO bs regular,
sober. sunday school picnic boat uhich
NAV be q tribe cranky, but hss 20 fun ID
is congestion. Captsin Holmes saTs fa&t
a usu-of-wsr = called shs Just tie sane
~ any fensls vessel. which - = mystery to
ne. 1 am getting en - tbess things pretty
fssf nov snd I an getting IN stock of in
iornsoou taat may prove e valae in Gaze
ve ever ges tat appropriation % -lna-
prove Fotts Rsl1 ans he z0ose- -pc1d
sncuza 20 simis az nsvixstion.
Or nizht want 70 ~1its rirsss storg
sor your pager sonassiae, snd have A god
plot tor ans ros wsieh wSs told ne ~
lake Fsssszze TIE ether svenira ft = more
s4T, and he sliHax e i knocked exi1 s~r